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IReat HJstcLte G-uide 



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TOWN OF WINTHROR 



CONTAINING 



Full and Accurate Descriptions of over Six Hundred 

Building Lots and Beach Privileges, beside many 

desirable Country Seats and Residences, 



NOW OFFERED FOR SALE. 

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PUBLISHED BY C. W. HALL. 
May I, 1877. 



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COCHRANE & SAMPSON, PRINTERS, 

9 BROMFIELD STREET, BOSTON. 



HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. 




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^^^^^jULLING POINT, or in the obsolete orthography 
of our forefathers " Pullen Poynte," was the origi- 
nal name given to the territory now lying within 
the bounds of the town of Winthrop, so called 
from the fact that the swift tides of the narrow 
channel between Point Shirley and Deer Island 
often necessitated a use of the tow-rope ere the 
heavy boats of the early fishermen could surmount the swift 
eddies of the narrow channel, then still deeper, narrower, and 
navigable for larger craft than now. 

Probably the vicinity of this narrow entrance to the harbor 
was resorted to by fishermen long before the settlement of 
Boston ; but it is certain that, from the very first, the pio- 
neers of the infant settlement set a high value on the forest- 
crowned promontory of Pulling Point. 

Of all the wide territory which lay around the central 
peninsula of Boston, it was set apart as too precious to 
become the property of individual holders ; and by an act 
of council, in 1632, it was — "Ordered, That the necke of 
lande betwixt Powder Home Hill and Pullen Poynte shalle 
belonge to Boston, to be enjoyed by ye inhabitants for- 
ever." 



And in truth it was a fair land, shutting off with its forest- 
walls of oak and pine the easterly storms from the open 
waters of the inner harbor ; cool in summer, with every 
breeze which sought it from across the encircling waters ; 
warm in winter, with the mild influences of the unfrozen 
seas ; rich in game-fowl and fish of all kinds, together 
with that shelly "treasure hid in the sands," which to-day 
still yields no inconsiderable share of the support of its 
inhabitants. 

Its forests and meadows appear for a time to have been 
held in common by the citizens of Boston, although the wide 
reach of flats and low-lying marsh, between the Point and 
East Boston, was thus preserved in the same year : " Or- 
dered, That noe p'son w'tsoever shall shoote att fowle 
upon Pullen Poynte or Noddle's Island, but that the said 
place shall be reserved for Jobe Perkins to take fowle with 
netts." 

But this state of things existed only a short time, and the 
whole territory was within five years allotted to the settlers. 
First in order in the " Booke of Possessions," kept by the 
clerk of the Court of Assistants, under date of 1634, is the 
following entry: "1634. Winthrop, Deane, Pullen Pt., about 
120 a.; Mr. Pierce N., Bay and Fisher's Cove W., Pullen 
Pt. S., Sea E." "Oct. 26, 1649. Bridget and Wm. Pierce 
grant Mr. Deane Winthrop their farm at Pullen Pt., about 
100 a." 

At the same time it records a smaller estate; "Thomas 
Buttolph, 25 acres. Sea N.E., Mr. Pierce S.E., Jas. Pen 
N.W., John Webb and John Oliver S.W." 

Of these last-named grantees, John Oliver held under a 
vote passed Jan. 9, 1637, forty acres, afterwards increased to 
fifty acres. 



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At the same lime Edward Gibbons received eighty, Edward 
Bayts or Bates fourteen, and William Brenton sixty acres. 
All of these were men of standing, and several were officials 
of note in the government and military force of the colony. 
Among other grantees, one Richard Tuttle received a grant 
which probably led to the settlement here of a man who, 
although no longer represented in Winthrop in the male line 
of descent, was undoubtedly, in 1687, the owner of two-thirds 
of the arable land at Pulling Point. • 

This man, James Bill by name, a nephew, it is said, of 
Richard Tuttle, was settled at Pulling Point before 1645, ^s 
in April of that year he sold to Bernard Engle or Ingalls, for 
ten pounds, "land which he bought of Wentworth Daye. 
Bounded N. & S. by land of Daye, W. by Serg-Maj. Gibbons, 
E. by land of John Evered." In 1674 he bought the land of 
Samuel Burnell, a farm of thirty-six acres, " Bounden E. & 
N.E. by land of Deane Winthrop, and on every other side by 
land of James Bill." He died Feb. i, 1657-8, and was buried 
on Copp's Hill, Boston, leaving to his sons, James, Jonathan, 
and Joseph, the whole of his vast estate, some four hundred 
acres at least. 

There can be no doubt that the residences of both the 
great land-owners of Pulling Point, James Bill and Deane 
Winthrop, are still in existence as habitable dwellings, as 
two ancient farmhouses, concerning whose origin tradition is 
silent, are located on a plan made in 1690, three years after 
the death of James Bill, and while Deane Winthrop was still 
alive. That of Deane Winthrop, situated near the junction 
of the roads leading to Revere and Point Shirley, is now 
occupied by Mr. Otis Floyd ; and the Bill mansion is owned 
by John Tewksbury, Esq. It is doubtful if any older houses 
now exist in New Enirland. 



The three chief famihes of Winthrop now derive their title 
very directly from the two great land-owners, the Floyds hold- 
ing by purchase from the heirs of Deane Winthrop, and the 
Belchers and Tewksburys by intermarriage with the descend- 
ants of James Bill. 

Deane Winthrop, the first and most considerable holder, 
and the son of John Winthrop, the first Governor residing at 
Boston, was born at Groton, Eng., March i6, 1623, and at 
the time of this first allotment was a boy at school in Eng- 
land ; nor was it until the year 1635 that, at the age of 
twelve, he landed at Boston. In after years he took part in 
the settlement of Groton, on the Merrimac, so named from 
the old town of Groton where he was born ; but he soon 
became dissatisfied with the new "plantation," and, return- 
ing to Boston, s-ettled down on his farm at Pulling Point, to 
which, as we have seen, he added, in 1649, the farm of William 
Pierce, which would appear to have been that now known as 
the " Cliff Pasture," and owned by the City of Boston. 

There he lived until March 16, 1704, dying upon his eighty- 
first birthday, in the mansion he had occupied over fifty years. 
He lies in the old burial-ground at Revere. 

From his residence here, and the resulting connection with 
the fortunes and honors of the Winthrop family, the terri- 
tory long known as Pulling Point, and afterward as Rumney 
Marsh, Chelsea, and North Chelsea, was finally incorporated 
into the town of Winthrop, in 1852. 

The name is said to signify, in the old English, "a pleasant 
or beautiful village;" and such a designation is most fit- 
tingly applied to the territory under consideration, and it has 
been for the whole period of its history a favorite place of 
summer resort to those who knew of its cool breezes, clear 
waters, beautiful scenery, and rural attractions. 



In 1753, a number of gentlemen in Boston purchased the 
extreme point of the outer peninsula, intending to make it a 
rendezvous for fishermen ; and, at their invitation, on the 6th 
of September of that year. Gov. Shirley, with his staff and 
council, and many of the first gentlemen of the colony, pro- 
ceeded down the harbor to dine with the proprietors of the 
new fishing station. We may imagine the rowing galleys 
crowded with rich costumes and gay uniforms, the saluting 
cannon from Castle William, the new buildings at the point 
gay with flags, the stately courtesy of the reception, the cere- 
mony of the banquet, the abundance of good cheer, the loyal 
and gallant toasts drank in huge bumpers of port and Madeira, 
the convivial throngs around the huge punch-bowls, and the 
after-dinner speeches which solicited, and accepted, the honor 
of bestowing the name of the Governor on the new estab- 
lishment. 

Point Shirley, thus christened, at once became a favorite 
summer resort, and a large number of fine residences were 
built, a church constructed, and a minister settled ; but the 
fishery, neglected in the pursuit of pleasure, failed to answer 
the hopes even of the least sanguine of its projectors. 

For many years, however. Point Shirley was the favorite 
resort of many of the first families of Boston ; and a letter is 
still extant written by Edmund Quincy, Esq., and directed — 

To MRS. GOV. HANCOCK, 

D A/r„ r»-.Tc At point SHIRLEY. 

Per Mr. Otis. 

Via Apple Island. 

It was dated Sept. 25, 1773 ; and, after congratulating Mrs. 
Hancock on the successful issue of the illness of a son who 
had just been, after the custom of those days, innoculated 
for the small-pox, ends with the usual ceremonious expres- 



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sions of esteem, and friendly messages to other residents of 
the Point. 

Since that day, Point Shirley, far better known than the 
town of which it forms a part, has become famous as the 
location of "Taft's," — a name embalmed forever in the hearts 
of all lovers of good cheer, and unrivalled for its varied and 
well-cooked game and fish dinners, and faultless wine-list. 
There is scarcely a name known as included in the list 
of names distinguished as literary, professional, or political 
celebrities of the modern Athens who has not at some time 
met a select and brilliant coterie at Taft's. 

Notwithstanding all this, Winthrop, as a town, has been 
and still is little known, even to the inhabitants of the com- 
monwealth, although less than four miles distant from the 
gilded dome of the State House. This is due to several 
causes, among which may be mentioned the long series of 
years during which the only' land connection with the city 
was through North Chelsea and Chelsea, — a roundabout 
journey which required the better part of a day to accom- 
plish. 

In 1839, the completion of a toll-bridge to Breed's Island, 
which twelve years later was purchased and made free by the 
City of Boston, greatly increased the facilities for communi- 
cation ; and several prominent men, among them the now 
venerable George B. Emerson, United States Commissioner 
Loring, and C. L. Bartlett, Esq., father of the late lamented 
Gen. William F. Bartlett, purchased large estates, which were 
soon developed into princely residences. 

Other fine residerK:es have been added ; but, for the most 
part, owing chiefly to a reluctance on the part of the old resi- 
dents to dispose of their hereditary acres, the influx of new 
residents has been very limited indeed. 



But the changes of time and trade have effected a revolu- 
tion in the views of the original holders of farms, and the 
first desire for a larger population developed itself in the con- 
struction of the Winthrop Horse Railroad, which formerly 
ran to Maverick Square, East Boston, and now connects with 
the Boston, Revere Beach, and Lynn Railroad at Winthrop 
Junction, on Breed's Island. 

Shortly after its completion, Dr. Samuel Ingalls purchased 
of the Wheeler heirs a large tract of beach lying between the 
old " Winthrop Farm " and the high promontory of Great 
Head. This he laid out into lots, separated by wide avenues, 
and under the name of Ocean Spray offered them for sale at 
prices which, though fairly remunerative, were unapproacha- 
bly cheap, considering their desirable location, rare attrac- 
tions, and close proximity to the city. 

Encouraged by the prompt success of this operation, the 
holders of the land described in our advertising pages as 
Atlantic Wave put upon the market a similar portion of the 
same beach, Mr. Herman B. Tewksbury sold a large number 
of desirable lots in the centre of the village, and Mr, David 
Floyd laid out in desirable lots and pleasant driveways the 
southeastern slopes of the Winthrop Farm. 

In the western portion of the town new streets and avenues 
were also laid out, and several hundred lots have already 
changed hands, and many fine cottages and residences 
erected ; and from all the present indications it would 
appear, even under the present unfavorable aspect of trade 
and financial interests, that the current year will witness 
unusual activity in the sale of real estate at Winthrop. 

The projected steam railroad, to connect with the Boston, 
Revere Beach, and Lynn Railroad, at Winthrop Junction, is 
being pushed rapidly toward completion, and will in all proba- 



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bility be in operation by the last of May, or first of June at 
farthest ; and the succesful accomplishment of that enter- 
prise must give a new impetus to the growth of a sea-side 
resort which has few equals on the coast of Massachusetts. 

The surface of the land is generally undulating, presenting 
beautiful slopes from the shore side, and affording elevated 
sites, commanding beautiful views of the inner and outer 
harbors, the ocean, Lynn Bay, the promontory of Nahant, 
and scores of cities and villages. 

From the cliffs of Great Head and the Cliff Pasture the 
views are especially fine, and hardly to be surpassed for 
variety and changing beauty of scenery elsewhere in the 
State. 

The town contains about seven hundred and fifty inhabi- 
tants, and in summer may have one thousand denizens ; has 
no lockup, poor-house, or rum-shop, and an almost homo- 
geneous native population. There are two churches, a Baptist 
and Methodist ; a high, grammar, intermediate, and two pri- 
mary schools, besides three stores and a meat and fish 
market. 

A large portion of the town along the road to Point Shirley 
is traversed by the water-service pipes supplying Deer Island, 
and many houses have already availed themselves of the priv- 
ileges afforded by the Water Board to supply this unfailing 
resource against drought and fire. 

Two mails are received daily, the first of which is distrib- 
uted by a carrier every morning ; and a telegraph line com- 
municates with Boston, although thus far no operator has 
been stationed at Winthrop. 

The sanitary condition of the town is almost perfect, 
owing to its naturally good drainage and gravelly subsoil, 
together with the absence of all manufacturing nuisances 



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which poison the air and infect the water with the seeds of 
disease. The warm winds of summer reach its inhabitants 
only after passing over long and cooling expanses of water, 
and the chilling blasts of winter are to a great degree shut off 
by the hills inland and warmed by the presence of the sur- 
rounding waters. 

In the hottest seasons cool and refreshing repose may be 
confidently looked for in any reasonably ventilated cham- 
ber, and summer diseases of all kinds are almost unknown. 

The water front of the town is generally bold and pictur- 
esque, and bordered with sand or gravel beaches from forty 
to eighty yards in width, and numerous small channels afford 
close approach at low tide. At high water the wide expanse 
lying between the town and Apple and Governor's Islands 
affords unusual facilities for boating and bathing, undisturbed 
by passing craft or the obtrusive notice of excursion parties. 
Good sea and harbor fishing may be enjoyed within a few 
minutes' sail ; and, in the proper season, the sportsman often 
meets with good sport upon the wide marshes and along the 
beaches, or among the islands of the lower harbor. 

Thus far there has been no cheap pubHc resort to draw 
crowds of riotous pleasure-seekers to the shores of Winthrop, 
and it is the generally expressed intention of the holders of 
real estate to discourage any scheme, no matter how promis- 
ing in a money point of view, which shall depend for its 
patronage on the dissolute and turbulent members of society. 
They propose, if possible, to secure to those desirous of rest, 
quiet, and relaxation, a summer resort which, while lying 
within sound of the alarm-bell of the city, shall be kept 
uncontaminated by the riotous dissipation which has so often 
driven the better classes of society from the fairest sea-side 
resorts of New England. 



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The estates described at length in the following pages are 
all of them offered for sale, but not "at a sacrifice." Several 
of them are worthy of the notice of the most fastidious, and 
others are within the reach of men of moderate means ; but 
all are really desirable, and will be held by their owners 
unless they can be sold to advantage and to desirable 
neighbors. 

There are no water-covered swamps, filled-in ponds or shal- 
lows, or dilapidated tenements falling apart with decay and 
infectious with filth and disease. 

What the land-owners of Winthrop offer to thefr fellow- 
citizens of the commonwealth are their fertile fields, grassy 
meadows, sunny slopes, sandy beaches, and wave-kissed emi- 
nences, where cool breezes, pure water, glorious scenery, and 
the delights of the various sports of field and ocean may 
refresh the tired worker at desk or counter after his long 
day's labor in the heated city is done. 

As we have tried to show, in the past Winthrop, despite 
numberless disadvantages, has ever elicited the esteem of 
those who have found among her orchards and shade trees 
a refuge from the fatal summer heat by the ever-changing 
ocean. In the immediate future none can doubt that her 
sterling attractions will soon secure a large increase of fair 
estates and appreciative seekers after health and happiness. 



WINTHROP BUILDING LANDS, 

Owned, and. For Sale by Dr. S. Ingalls. 

About five miles easterly of Boston, across the harbor, and 
about one mile from Winthrop Junction on the Boston, Revere 
Beach, and Lynn Railroad, and reached hourly, in thirty-five 
minutes, from Atlantic Avenue (Rowe's Wharf), lie some of 
the most beautiful, and in every way desirable, building lands 
in New England. The advantages are these : Unsurpassed 
sanitary conditions ; an undulating surface and gravelly sub- 
soil ; thorough natural drainage ; dry streets, yards, and cel- 
lars ; pure air and water ; no malarial exhalations ; no objec- 
tionable manufactories ; no rum-shops, the absence of which 
is a guaranty of order and thrift; no paupers, no criminals, 
and of course no court-houses or jails ; good schools ; two 
churches, Methodist and Baptist; low valuation of real estate 
for taxation, and moderate percentage, the maximum being 
$12.50 for $1,000. The temperature is warmer in winter and 
cooler in summer than other suburban localities by five or 
six degrees. There is probably no better place for gardens 
and fruit raising in Massachusetts. Take the steam-cars at 
Rowe's Wharf, or a carriage ride via East Boston, on a hot 
summer day, and in fifteen minutes you will have changed 
climates and gained new promise of life. In exchange for 
the foul, pestilent, disease-engendering air of the city, you 
will find yourself suddenly in a new atmosphere, inhaling 
the deliciously cooling, refreshing, and life-renewing ocean 
breezes ; and in fifteen minutes more you are among shade 
and fruit trees, gardens, and green fields. This ride will cost 

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you a single shilling or less ; package tickets to Winthrop 
Junction are fourteen for one dollar, and the carriage or 
horse-car fare is five to seven cents. 

For sale, on Pauline Street, are a few very fine lots ; on 
Waldemar Avenue, a large number ; and several on Palmyra 
Street. All these are splendidly located, being high and dry, 
near the water, and overlooking the harbor, Boston, and sur- 
rounding cities. Connected with a part of these lots are 
excellent garden lands. They contain from six to twelve 
thousand square feet each, and the prices will range from 
TWO to TEN cents per square foot. Terms easy. 

A tract of about three acres of upland, on the bay shore, 
affords a magnificent site for a first-class residence. Several 
acres of riparian lands extend from this to deep water, and 
directly in front is the grand ship channel (projected) for the 
ocean steamers. 

There are also uplands on Lincoln Street, and several acres 
of rich garden lands. The soil of these lots is composed 
almost entirely of vegetable material from five to twenty feet 
deep. 

These several parcels of land are all within a quarter to a 
half mile of the depot to be erected at the corner of Main 
and Pleasant Streets, and near churches, schools, and post* 
office. 

Dr. Ingalls, the proprietor, will be happy to give any 
information in relation to these lands or other real estate 
property in Winthrop. His residence is at the terminus of 
Bayside Avenue, near the corner of Pleasant and Lincoln 
Streets. 

Perhaps the most important and interesting feature of this 
sea-girt town is 



OCEAN SPRAY. 

Eastward, across the harbor, five miles from Boston, and 
thirty-five minutes by boat and rail via Boston, Revere Beach, 
and Lynn Railroad, or about thirty-five minutes' drive over a 
beautiful carriage road via East Boston and Orient Heights, 
lies a long stretch of beach, through which runs the road 
to Taft's, the Cochituate water-pipes and telegraph-wires to 
Deer Island. It bears the suggestive name of Ocean Spray. 

Until recently, from time immemorial, or since the ocean was 
cradled and its boundaries by the dry land defined, this beach 
has answered but little purpose except to hold inviolate the 
mandate of God. And so, through the ages, the dash of the 
waves, the trill of the winds, and flap of the sea-gull's wings, 
have had but few auditors save the mermaids and the sea- 
gods. 

This locality is rapidly becoming the desire and joy of the 
seaside. Within twenty-two months, eight avenues have been 
built, extending from Shirley Street to the water ; about one 
hundred and thirty lots sold, many cottages and houses built, 
a large and commodious stable, an observatory, a cafe, bath- 
ing-house, &c. Trees are being planted, gardens and croquet 
grounds prepared, and all desirable improvements inaugu- 
rated. 

The strict exclusion of intoxicating liquors, and careful 
vigilance against all nuisances, together with the unparal- 
leled advantages of accessibility, health, comfort, pleasure, 
and, safety, as well as economy, have attracted to this beach 
a most desirable class of summer residents. So its future is 
assured and full of promise. 

A schedide of its advantages presents the following: Pure 
air and water ; a dry soil ; freedom from danger ; no perilous 

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places ; no drunkenness, consequently no disorder ; no driv- 
ing on the beach ; no dust, the surface being covered with 
grass and flowering shrubs ; no serious annoyance from 
insects or flies ; excellent boating in both deep and shallow 
water; facilities for bathing, fishing, riding, &c. ; market sup- 
plies, groceries, milk ; a United States mail-box on the prem- 
ises, and mails distributed by carrier daily ; a steam railroad 
is being constructed to run in connection with the Boston, 
Revere Beach, and Lynn Railroad. 

Taking it all in all, its equal is not to be found in New 
England. Personal observation will confirm what has been 
said. It is no exaggeration to say, that, for women, children, 
invalids, and families who desire to throw off for a season 
the restraints, cares, and discomforts of city life, and enjoy 
the freedom, the exhilaration, and the life-renewing pleasures 
of the sea-shore, — in a word, to recuperate and rejuve- 
nate, — Ocean Spray surpasses all other sea-side resorts on 
the eastern Atlantic coast. 

The avenues are thirty feet wide, and named : Neptune, 
Coral, Mermaid, Trident, Sea-foam, Wave-way, Pearl, and 
Dolphin. Houses are set twenty feet back from the avenues, 
leaving an open space of seventy feet in width from shore to 
shore. The lots are generally fifty by one hundred feet, 
and the prices are from six to fifteen cents per foot, steadily 
advancing. Terms of sale very easy. 

Cottages can be rented from seventy-five to one hundred 
and fifty dollars for the season. A scrupulous regard to 
cleanliness will be enforced upon the entire premises. . 

Apply to 

Dr. S. INGALLS, 

Bayside Avenue, Winthrop. 



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Parties wishing to secure choice locations for seaside cot- 
tages, at Ocean Spray, are offered thirty-eight picked lots, 
all of them among the choicest of those yet unoccupied. 

Six of these front on the beach, offering magnificent and 
uninterrupted views of the outer islands and ledges of 
Boston Harbor, the northern shores of Lynn Bay, and 
the rocky promontory of Nahant. 

The remaining lots range from two to six in order from 
the crest of the beach, and are very desirable properties. 

For further particulars address 

J. H. JESSOP, 

Wholesale and Retail 

CONFECTIONER, 

Nos. SO & 12 Tremont St., 

BOSTON. 



JESSOP'S CHEWING CANDY A SPECIALTY. 



ATLANTIC WAVE. 

The subscriber oiFers for sale sixty lots (averaging five 
thousand feet each) of superior beach land, lying between 
Ocean Spray and the Old Winthrop Farm. The shore is 
mainly of smooth sand, and is the best and safest spot for . 
surf-bathing on the beach. 

Lobsters, perch, and other sea fish abound a few minutes' 
sail seaward, and at times good shooting at plover and sea 
fowl, in their season, is afforded. 

The views from the high cUffs in the vicinity are unsur- 
passed in beauty and variety. 

Terms easy. Apply to 

EDNA/ARD FLOYD, 

Main Street, Wintlirop. 

IZUn OF THE UTE SAM'L BELCHER. 

This large estate, but lately thrown upon the market by 
the death of an aged and generally esteemed citizen, forms 
the central plateau of the town, and lies within five minutes' 
walk of the horse-car track, the projected railroad station, 
the stores, post-office, schools, and churches. 

It is all elevated and well-drained land, having a gravelly 
subsoil, and is especially suited to the growth of fruit. The 
scenery commanded by various parts of the plateau is very 
fine, and not likely to be interrupted by future building oper- 
ations. 

The farm has been divided into seventy lots, averaging 
from three thousand to ten thousand feet each. 

Terms easy. Apply to 

FREDERICK S. BELCHER,^ 
GEORGE G. BELCHER, >■ Trustees. 

EDWARD FLOYD, > 



*'THE OLD WINTHROP FARM." 

On the southern and eastern slopes of the estate allotted, in 
1634, to Deane, son of Gov. John Winthrop, and ever since 
known as " the Winthrop Farm," and ranged along the wide 
and well-graded avenues known as Almont, Locust, and 
Shirley Streets, lie some of the most desirable lots in the 
whole town. 

Some fifty remain unsold, averaging 6,700 feet each, and all 
consisting of fertile and elevated land, with gravelly subsoil 
and thorough drainage, and commanding the best views of 
the outer harbor and the south shore line of coast. 

Good water is easily attainable, and the well of the ancient 
farmhouse has a reputation for purity and coldness which 
dates back over two centuries. 

The surrounding hills shut off the northern blasts in winter, 
and afford the best possible location for raising flowers and 
fruit, while in summer the sea-breezes from the near waters 
of the bay seldom fail to temper the heated air, and render 
the nights balmy and refreshing. 

The beaches and creek below the farm give facilities for 
boating, bathing, and fishing, in either the outer or inner 
harbors ; and, although the halcyon sporting-days of the past 
century are departed, there are still seasons in which the 
enterprising sportsman may make a fair bag of plover and 
shore-birds on the adjoining uplands and marshes. 

Close at hand are the thriving resorts of Ocean Spray and 
Atlantic Wave, and Taft's Hes less than two miles to the 
southward. The horse-car track and the line of the new rail- 
road lie within five minutes' walk, and the stores, churches, 
and post-office are but a short distance away. 

Terms easy. Apply to 

DAVID FLOYD, Sr., 
Corner of Locust and Beach Streets, Winthrop. 



ORCHARD, GARDEN, 

AND 

BUILDING LOTS. 

For sale, that desirable estate lying west of Shirley Street, 
containing two acres of garden land, enclosed with a painted 
board fence seven feet high, and containing over five hundred 
apple, pear, peach, cherry, quince, and plum trees, and more 
than two hundred grape-vines, besides small fruits, &c. 

From these trees one hundred and seventy-five barrels of 
apples were harvested last season, and large quantities of 
other fruits. 

A stable, but rarely used, and capable of being changed 
into a dwelling-house, stands in the enclosure. 

Also several lots of desirable building land variously 
located, and of dimensions to suit purchasers, on easy 
terms. 

For particulars apply to 

D. EC. BL^ISTEY, 

REAL ESTATE BROKER, 

No. 3 W I N T H R O P BLOCK, 

EAST BOSTON. 



ESTATE OF R. M. INGALLS, M.D. 

Adjoining the orchard and garden of D. H. Blaney, and to 
the west of Shirley Street, lie about four acres of land, slop- 
ing gently toward the wide salt meadows between Winthrop, 
Revere, and Breed's Island. 

The soil is fertile and well adapted to the cultivation of 
fruit and vegetables, being generally considered a part of the 
best farming land of the peninsula. 

The views east and west are very fine, the broad amphi- 
theatre formed by the highlands of Breed's Island, Chelsea, 
and Revere opening a vista of beautiful inland scenery, while 
the views of Lynn Bay and the outer harbor are equally com- 
plete. 

The estate will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, and on 
easy terms. Apply to 

R. M. INGALLS, M.D., 

No. 13 Central Square, East Boston. 



LAND OF HEEMAN B. TEWKSBUEY. 

DESIRABLE BUILDING-LOTS. 

Forming the larger part of the great central plateau of the 
town, are some forty or fifty lots, the property of Herman B. 
Tewksbury, Esq., and containing from five to ten thousand 
feet of land each. The culmination of the upward slope here 
secures to builders the permanent possession of uninterrupted 
enjoyment of the surrounding scenery. Tli€ Ijkvtd is ia all 
otner respects desirable, and lies within two minutes' walk 6f 
the public buildings, horse-car track, and depot. 

DWELLING-HOUSE AND LAND. 

He also offers for sale a two-story dwelling-house of eight 
rooms, with stable, carriage-house, out-buildings, and forty-six 
thousand feet of land, well stocked with shade and fruit trees, 
vines and small fruits. 

Apply on the premises to 

HERMAN B. TEWKSBURY, 

Main Street, Winthrop. 



SIDNEY H. GRIFFIN, 

MASTER BUILDER 

AND CONTRACTOR, 

WINTHKOP ST., WINTHROP, MASS. 



Especial attention paid to the construction of Sea-side Cot- 
tages and Country Residences. Estimates and Plans fur- 
nished, and contracts completed at short notice. 



The advertiser also offers for sale a new two-story house of 
eight rooms with six thousand feet of land attached, situated 
on Lincoln Street. The location is in every way healthy and 
desirable, the land well drained and fertile, and set out with 
thrifty fruit trees. 

Also, on Buchanan Street, a two and a half story house of 

nine rooms, with stable and seventeen thousand feet of land 

attached. This estate has been somewhat improved, and is 

especially suited to the cultivation of the large and small 
fruits. 

Great Opportunity for a profitable investment in real 
estate in Winthrop, Mass. : The undersigned has for sale 
several dwelling-houses, with orchards on the premises ; also 
a large number of beautiful building lots close to the ocean, 
very desirable. S. G. Irwin. 

Public Conveyance, by horse-cars and other vehicles, 
between Winthrop and Winthrop Junction, connecting with 
all the hourly trains on the Boston, Revere Beach, and Lynn 
Railroad ; also conveyance to Ocean Spray and Point 
Shirley. S. G. .Irwin. 

A Narrow-Gauge Steam Railroad is being rapidly 
constructed from a point on the Boston, Revere Beach, and 
Lynn Railroad, at Winthrop Junction, to Point Shirle}', by the 
Boston, Winthrop, and Point Shirley Railroad Company. 

S. G. Irwin, President. 



ESTATE OF REV. J. W. DADMUN. 

FOR SALE OR TO LET. 

This is one of the most beautifully located estates in the 
town of Winthrop. It is central and sightly, and contains 
sixty thousand feet of land, bordering on three streets, — 
Winthrop, Buchanan, and Fremont. 

There are One Hundred Young Fruit Trees, nearly 
all of them in a bearing condition, and a fine, highly culti- 
vated vegetable garden. 

The house is two-story, with L, containing nine rooms, all 
of good size. The parlor, sitting-room, dining-room, and 
kitchen are on the first floor. There is a good furnace 
for heating the whole house ; also a cistern and well-water 
in abundance. 

The house fronts on Winthrop Street, and is within two 
minutes' walk of the church, school-houses, and post-office. 
Horse-cars pass the door, and connect with trains on the 
Boston, Revere Beach, and Lynn Railroad. The time of 
travel between Boston atid Winthrop is thirty-five minutes. 

The terms will be reasonable. If rented,- it must be to a 
small family, who will agree to take the best care of every- 
thing on the premises. 

Applications may be made to Mr. William Belcher, 
Winthrop, Mass. ; or to J. W. Dadmun, Chaplain of City 
Institutions, Deer Island, Boston Harbor. 



DESIRABLE RESIDENCES 

ON BUCHANAN STREET. 

For sale on easy terms, the residence of Capt. G. C. Par- 
ker, on Buchanan Street. The estate contains about twenty 
thousand feet of land, fertile and well-drained, and has now 
upon it, in prime bearing condition, a large variety of apple, 
pear, plum, peach, and quince trees, with grape-vines, cur- 
rants, raspberries, and other small fruits. 

The house is thirty-two by forty feet, is of two and a half 
stories, well and tastefully finished, with piazza in front, con- 
tains eleven rooms, has four bay windows, and stands on a 
terraced embankment, well faced and sodded. 

A small stable, hen-house, and yard are on the premises, 
and a good well of excellent water. 

Also a small but new and convenient cottage on the same 
street, measuring eighteen by twenty-four feet on the ground 
plan, with L kitchen, sixteen by twelve feet, and containing 
six rooms. 

About four thousand feet of land are attached to the house, 
containing, beside flower roots, shrubs, &c., &c., a large 
apple-tree and grape-vine, both in splendid bearing condition. 

Both these estates lie within stone's throw of the horse-car 
track, and less than three minutes' walk from the stores, mar- 
ket, churches, schools, and post office. 

The inner beach lies but about a quarter of a mile to the 
southward, where good boating and bathing facilities are 
offered. Parties desiring to hire boats for the season can 
usually be accommodated on very reasonable terms. 

Both these estates are desirable properties and are for sale 
on reasonable terms. 

Apply for farther particulars to 

OILMAN C. PARKER, 

Buchanan Street, Winthropt 



THE BAERET, OH BABTLETT, ESTATE. 

This beautiful and really princely country seat, formerly 
built for and occupied by C. L. Bartlett, Esq., Boston agent 
of the Pacific Mail Line, and father of the late Gen. W. F. 
Bartlett, is, without doubt, the most desirable estate now 
offered for sale in the vicinity of Boston. It comprises in all 
fifteen and a half acres of commanding eminences, gentle 
slopes, and level meadow, tastefully laid out, covered with 
shade and fruit trees, and well protected by costly and dura- 
ble fences and hedges of cypress and buckthorn. 

The house itself, approached by a magnificently arched 
avenue of elms and maples, is large, well-built, and stands on 
an eminence which makes it the most noticeable dwelling on 
the harbor. Its windows command a view, not only of the 
peninsula on which it stands, but of the inner and outer har- 
bors, Nahant, Lynn, Chelsea, Revere, and scores of other 
towns and villages. 

The stables are of good size, and well arranged ; and a 
large vinery, in good preservation, is full of good stocks of 
the best exotic grapes. A large and costly bathing-house 
affords separate accommodations for a score of bathers at 
once. A large shore frontage gives every facility for boating, 
yachting, fishing, and shooting, at their respective seasons. 

For terms of sale apply to 

JOHN JEFFRIES, 

No. 78 Devonshire Street, Boston. 



ESTATE OF ORLANDO F. BELCHER. 

This property lies on the southern water-front of the town, 
its boundaries running side by side with those of the Barrett 
estate, just described, and partakes of the same general char- 
acter of soil, elevation, and natural advantages. 

Over three hundred thousand feet of the best building land 
in the town have here been laid out by skilled surveyors into 
lots of from seven to ten thousand feet, all fronting on an 
avenue graded to an uniform width of forty feet, and set 
with over two hundred maple and other shade trees. 

The shore front is bold, and overlooks the whole inner har- 
bor, and is especially desirable for boating, bathing, &c., hav- 
ing a clean beach of gravelly sand and the greatest depth of 
water on the whole shore line. 

The southerly winds in summer reach this spot, tempered 
and cooled by the widespreading waters of the harbor ; and 
in winter it is greatly protected from northern and easterly 
winds by the conformation of the inland territory. 

This estate will be disposed of only to those wishing to 
erect private dwelling-houses, and not for tenements or manu- 
facturing purposes. 

For further particulars apply to 

ORLANDO F. BELCHER, 

Bucliaiian Street, Wintlirop. 



ESTATE OF GEO. F. TEWKSBURY. 

This desirable property, containing nine and one-fifth acres, 
lying between Pleasant Street and the harbor, on which it has 
a frontage of over five hundred feet, adjoins the estates of 
Judge Loring and the venerable George B. Emerson, and 
partakes of the same desirable qualities, being fertile, arable 
land, with a gravelly subsoil, of good elevation, and an agree- 
ably undulating surface. 

Good water is easily reached, and thorough drainage se- 
cured, while the position affords a view of the finest scenery 
about Boston. The beach, of firm sand and gravel, affords 
the best facilities for boating and bathing, and an unusual 
depth of water. 

A responsible party can secure this fine property for 17,500. 
Terms easy. Apply to 

GEORGE F. TEWKSBURY, 

Pleasant Street, Winthrop. 

FOR SALE ON PUTNAM STREET, 

The house now occupied by Henry Putnam, built under 
especial supervision for himself, and with a view to unusual 
strength and warmth in winter. It contains seven rooms, 
and has attached to it about twelve thousand feet of land, 
well fenced, hedged with willow, and furnished with shade 
and fruit trees. A stable, carriage-house, and other out-build- 
ings, in good repair, and capable of easy approach, are on the 
estate. 

Also for sale, at Ocean Spra}-, a lot at the corner of Coral 
Avenue and Shirley Street, containing six thousand six hun- 
dred feet. 

Terms easy. Apply to 

HENRY PUTNAM, 

Putnam Street, Winthrop. 



SUMMER COTTAGES TO LET. 

The subscribers have now in process of construction, to be 
ready for occupancy by June ist, three two-story cottages, 
having seven square rooms each, of the most convenient 
model, good material, and tasteful finish. 

They front on the beach, at the foot of Sunnyside Avenue, 
off Pleasant Street, surrounded by shade trees, supplied by a 
well of splendid water, and possess the best boating and 
bathing facilities in the village. 

Nearly opposite to Apple Island, they command a view of 
the whole harbor and outer bay, and will compare favorably 
with the best summer resorts on the coast. 

For terms apply to 

EDWIN S. BELCHER, 96 Blackstone St.. Boston; 
ORLANDO BELCHER, 315 North St., Boston; or, 
WILLIAM B. BELCHER, Winthrop. 

BOSTOIT, EEVEEE BEACH & LYNIT 

SPRING ARRANGEMENT, 

TO T^IvE EFITECT ^VEDNESD-A.Y', .^pril 2S, ISTr. 



Leave BOSTON at 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 am., 12 m., 1, 2, 3, 4, o, 

5.25, 6.15, 7 P.M. 
Leave LYNN at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m., 12 m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 

6.15 P.M. 

Saturday Evening Trains. 

Leave BOSTON at 9, 11 p.m. Leave LYNN at 8, 10 p.m. 

Sunday Trains. 

Leave BOSTON at 10, 11 a.m., 12 m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, 7 p.m. 
Leave LYNN at 9, 11 a.m., 12 m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 p.m. 

Boston, April 20, 1S77. EDW. H. WHORF, Sup't. 



C. R. FORD, 

MAIN STREET, 

Offers for sale his new two-story house situated at the eastern 
end of Winthrop Bridge, and less than five minutes' walk 
from Winthrop Junction. 

The house is high-studded and thoroughly built, contains 
eleven rooms, and is adapted for the occupancy of one or two 
families, having a good cellar, and a full supply of water from 
the service pipes now laid to Deer Island, A stable, twenty- 
two by forty feet, and a carriage house fifteen by thirty feet, 
with about twelve thousand feet of land, recently graded and 
carefully laid out, with a good assortment of fruit trees, are 
attached to the house. 

Also a fine building lot on Winthrop Street, containing 
about seven thousand feet of desirable land. Apply to 

o. DEL. :e^o:e=l33, 

MAIN STMEET, WINTHBOr. 

FOR SALE, ON MAIN STREET, 

Or to exchange for desirable real estate in East Boston, the 
present residence of J. L. Piper, Esq. 

The house is well built, high-studded, contains twelve 
rooms, has a good well, and rain-water cisterns, and has at- 
tached a large and convenient stable and carriage house. 

The grounds, over two acres in extent, are carefully laid 
out, and contain, beside the choicest shade trees and shrub- 
bery, a grapery and scores of apple, pear, peach, plum, and 
cherry trees, and a full assortment of small fruits. 

The scenery is superb, as the house stands surrounded by 
a carefully kept lawn on the crest of a knoll overlooking all 
the adjoining land, and the property runs down to the deep 
waters of Chelsea Creek, where boats may lie safely at all 
times. Apply to 

J. L. PIFER, 

On the premises, or at 
BURXHAM'S MARINE RAILWAY, 

Jiorder Street, East Hostott. 



Attorney and Counsellor -at -Law, 

WINTHROP STREET, 

WINTER OP, MASS, 

Boston Address, No. 131 Bromfield Street. 



Parties desiring to invest in Real Estate in the Town of 
Winthrop will receive prompt replies to any inquiries as to 
the estates advertised herein, or other properties in which 
they may be interested. 

All communications must enclose stamps to cover cost of 
postage. 

Titles examined, and conveyances of all kinds made out 
at short notice. 

REFERS TO 

Hall, Myrick & Co., 97 Commercial Street, Boston. 
Lee & Shepard, 41 Franklin Street, Boston. 
Child & Powers, Attorneys -at- Law, 277 Tremont Row, 
Boston. 



WiNTHROP Brass Band, 

TWENTT-rOUR PIECES. 
W. Richardson, Leader, Alvin Belcher, Sec. 

Can be engaged at Short Notice, 

For jProcessions, Picnics, Ex- 
cursions, or otlier !P-ab- 
lic Occasions. 



This Band, although of comparatively recent formation, 
has already taken a very active part in the political demon- 
strations of 1876, and nearly all the general parades of last 
season, besides filling to general satisfaction many private 
engagements. 

During the coming season they will give a 

PUBLIC OPEH Am CONCERT, 

Weekly, from the Band Stand in front of the Town Hall, and 
solicit a continuance of the patfonage of their summer visit- 
ors and the public generally. 

Communications may be addressed to the Leader, Secre- 
tary, or to 

GEORGE F. PAINE, Treasurer. 



Desirable Residence and Country Store. 

The subscriber, being desirous of removing from the State, 
offers for sale his estate, situated in the centre of the town, 
consisting of twenty thousand feet of fertile and well-drained 
land, commanding an unexcelled view of all the surrounding 
country. 

The house is new, containing eight rooms, beside closets 
and pantry, is thoroughly built of the best materials, and has 
attached to it the largest and most convenient store in the 
village, fully equipped with all modern conveniences, and a 
stock of goods chosen with a thorough knowledge of local 
trade, based on a long experience of the wants and taste of 
the people. A large stable and carriage-house, with dove-cote 
and hen-yard attached, and a deep well of splendid water, are 
on the premises. 

The whole estate, with fixtures, stock, and the good-will of 
a business averaging fifteen thousand dollars yearly, will be 
sold on reasonable terms. 

Apply to 

PELEG WADSWORTH, 

Wintlirop Street, Wintlirop. 



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